Apparently, breastfeeding and having young so close caused Karin to go into labour earlier than they anticipated. Fortunately, the raid seemed to have gone well with many of the prisoners and slaves freed. Among them, Hanatarou, who was thrilled to meet Nanao's pups and was calmly assisting Karin through her own birthing process. Other than him, everyone else had been banished from the room, that included her insane father and irate brother. Yuzu was off with Grimmjow somewhere, theoretically to get him back onto two feet to keep him distracted. How Yuzu had come into her powers was not something Karin knew much about, other than most of it happened after her abduction.
"You are doing great, Karin-san," Hanatarou praised.
"If Nanao could do this squatting in the sand on a burlap sack, I should be able to do this in a comfortable room without too much issue," she grunted. "Starrk had to lick the pups clean."
"I bet," Hanatarou chuckled. "Have you thought of any names?"
"No. Nanao hasn't even named all her pups yet."
It was a good thing that so many were willing to help. Raising one kid alone was plenty difficult, eight was just insane. Even Shunsui was coming around, apparently not immune to the cuteness of the pups and how tenderly Starrk cared for Nanao. With something to protect, Starrk had wandered off into the dessert to return as a Vasto Lorde. She hadn't known Espada Starrk, but his appearance apparently hadn't changed other than he appeared to be more awake, whatever that meant.
Something inside her shifted, and Karin's thoughts were returned to the ordeal at hand. The first cub was coming. Not that she needed the guidance, but it did help to have Hanatarou beside her as she pushed the first cub out. It hurt, not as much as she expected a fully-grown human baby would, but it wasn't painless. It was also faster, which she did expect given Nanao's births.
The first arrived, mewing as it was expelled from her body. Hanatarou was quick to retrieve, clean and hand her the first cub, this one black with the blue fluff of an early mane. She was surprised to discover it was female. She didn't have much time to admire the cub as the next one started its journey. Three hours later, she admired the six cubs as two of them fed from her and one more took a bottle. Hanatarou was bottle feeding the other three.
She nearly jumped out of her skin when someone barged their way into the room, sky blue hair wild and piercing blue eyes boring into her. He had a toned body that was ripped, and she found herself looking it up and down, appreciating the form.
"Like?" Grimmjow asked with a wide smirk.
"Love," she confirmed. "Let me see?" she demanded with an eyebrow wriggle.
Hanatarou gave a rather cute 'meep' and slammed his eyes closed as Grimmjow let his hakama fall to the floor, letting Karin see all of him.
"I see the curtain matches the drapes," she purred.
He spun around, letting her see all of him before sauntering up to her and leaning down to give her a kiss.
"I been waiting to do that," he purred.
"I can think of other things I been waiting to do," she responded, letting her bottle free hand run up his inner thigh to card through his blue curls, bypassing the part of him she knew he wanted her to touch.
"Not for a few days!" Hanatarou protested. "You just gave birth."
"You have no sense of adventure, Hanatarou. There are a lot of other things to do that do not include vaginal sex."
"Oh?" Grimmjow asked intrigued.
"Indeed," she purred at him, tangling her free hand into his hair and pulling him down for a deep kiss. "I'll tell you more later, when I won't break poor Hana-chan's mind."
"I look forward to it."
"I think they are done feeding," Hanatarou offered meekly, removing the mostly empty bottles and handing over his three cubs to their sire before fleeing the room.
"Tell the old man and Ichi-nii they can visit first thing tomorrow morning," Karin called after his back.
Hanatarou offered an affirmative before firmly closing the door to the room behind him.
"So, these are them eh?" Grimmjow asked, looking at the six cubs he'd sired. They were all sorts of colours and as weak as any newborn kitten; eyes closed and barely able to move.
"Yeah," she agreed, letting the exhaustion from the birthing process seep into her.
"They are gorgeous," he declared. "Ready to sleep?" he asked her seriously.
"I am," she reluctantly admitted. "But find myself wanting to explore this a bit more." She let a hand trail up his chest.
"You have all of eternity to explore this," he chuckled amused. "Sleep. You need it. I'll watch the cubs for a while."
She didn't need to be told twice. The cubs were set into a basket and she curled up into bed, asleep almost at once.
Grimmjow watched Karin sleep, the queen of his cubs looking beautiful in her exhausted slumber. She had done him good. Assured his mate was safe and well, he turned his attention to the slumbering cubs. All six were the picture of health.
Redressing and picking up the basket, he made certain Karin was truly out, before heading to the door and slipping into the hallway. Waiting ever so impatiently was a grinning Yuzu. He owed his mate's twin for her assistance in overseeing his return to two feet. He probably could have done it in time, but he needed his hands to help with his cubs. He needed to fight at a higher level than his Adjucus state if he was going to pay the Quincy bastards back. His exclusion from the raid had rankled.
"They are so adorable," Yuzu squealed quietly so as not to disturb cubs or sister.
"Very," he agreed gruffly.
"Can I hold one?" she asked.
"Pick one," he shrugged.
It took her several minute before settling on one to pick up. The cub grunted a little, but otherwise didn't protest as Yuzu cradled it to her chest. Yuzu smelled a lot like her sister, so his cubs were not too disturbed by the stranger. He was right there too.
"Ichi-nii and tousan are going to be so jealous I got to see and hold them first," she chuckled.
"I should let your old man see them next, just to piss Ichigo off," he smirked.
"Oh, you already put a few grey hairs on him," Yuzu chuckled. "He did take your 'death' hard, and Karin's even harder. Rukia-nee had to punch and kick a lot into him to keep him moving. He was so convinced he was a failure," Yuzu sighed.
"Idiot is always taking everyone else's problem onto his shoulders, as if we can't stand on our own," he growled in annoyance.
"Rukia-nee told him something similar," Yuzu chuckled. "Karin sure seems to like you."
"She is strong. I am strong," he shrugged.
"Sure it isn't just the sex? How did that even work?" she asked curiously.
"With some interesting positioning," he answered. "Honestly, I can't wait to get her between the sheets now I got a real cock back."
Surprisingly, Yuzu chuckled and shook her head, not at all concerned over his crude language or the subject matter. "I got a feeling you will be much better than her other partners," Yuzu mused, looking him up and down in apparent appreciation.
They chatted for a little longer before Yuzu reluctantly returned the cub to the basket and he retreated to the room he shared with Karin. She was still out cold so he set the basket down nearby and curled up behind her, pleased to have hands again so he could pull her against him and finally, FINALLY, map her body in a way he'd been dreaming of for some time.
Her body was toned, and her breast fit perfectly in his hands. Her hips slotted right in between his, the curve of her spine nestled against his chest. Oh, he was loving this already. He felt himself stir and had to tamp down on the desire. She needed rest and the cubs would likely be up soon to feed again. He waited this long to get her under him in this form, he could wait a little longer. Besides, changing had taken a fair amount of his strength and he could use the rest too.
They did have the rest of their lives ahead of them to look forward to after all.
It was a week later. Isshin watched the cubs as they napped, leaving Karin alone with Grimmjow and fully recovered. She had been waiting for this, and the predatory grin Grimmjow was giving her suggested he was more than ready to devour her.
"Think you can handle me?" he challenged.
"Please, I'll have you begging before you know it," she returned with a confident smirk.
The challenge issued, they let their clothing fall to the floor as they walked towards each other. Their mouths clashed, lips locked and tongues battling. His hands went to her ass, grasping and kneading it in his palms. Her hands went to his back, letting her nails rake down the toned flesh with the knowledge she could apply as much force as she wanted and never break the skin. His erection poked at her belly and he ground himself against her to get friction on his straining shaft.
She slipped a leg behind his ankle and pushed, tripping him to land on the futon behind him. She followed him down, straddling his hips and using her nails to tease his nipples. One of his hands abandoned her ass to card the black hairs surrounding her sex before inserting a finger inside.
Karin let out a moan of pleasure before leaning down to capture his lips with her own. She purred against him and started to ride his fingers while arching her back and giving him a very pleasant view of her bouncing breasts. He couldn't resist taking the left in one hand and the nipple of the right into his mouth. How he had missed fingers.
"Ready for me?" he asked, unwilling to wait any longer.
"You had better be as good as you boast," she smirked at him.
"Challenge accepted."
He shifted up and lined up with her entrance. With a solid thrust, he buried himself in her ready body. She arched above him and let out a load groan of pleasure as she was filled. The sound went right to his groin and he shivered in delight and male pride. He rolled them over so he was on top, enjoying the view of her naked body spread out below him, hair strewn across the futon.
"Fuck, don't just sit there. Move you bastard," Karin snarled up at him.
He smirked at her as he did, moving just a little. It was far harder than it should have been to move so little. Her nails dug into his ass and pulled him into her as she moved up to meet him. That was all it took to break what little control he had, and he began to pound into her, grunting and gasping in pleasure as her moist, hot, tight, tunnel massaged his straining shaft.
Her hands moved from his ass and her nails raked his back once more. He didn't know if he was thankful or not that she didn't have claws to cut him up a little. She gasped and writhed beneath him, letting out the occasional louder gasp of pleasure.
He rolled her hips up a little, getting a new angle that let him dive deeper into her. Now she was almost screaming as they gyrated against each other. He wasn't so quiet himself, letting out feral snarls of pleasure and eyeing the junction on her neck where her pulse beat. So vulnerable, so trusting. It made him feel something he'd never felt before and instead of the desire to tear out such a vulnerable throat, he wanted to worship her and relish in the display of trust not so easily given in his world.
That almost blew his mind. Karin trusted him. Trusted he wouldn't harm her or their cubs. Trusted he would have her back. Trusted that he would be able to provide for her and cubs.
He lost it than. With a feral howl, he buried himself as deeply into her as he could, his cock pulsing in release as white exploded behind his eyes. Something wet was latched on his shoulder and when the last shudder of release left him, he realized Karin had chomped down on his left shoulder to silence her own scream of release.
He left himself inside of her as they panted for breath, exhausted from the intensity of his release. This was way better than he'd anticipated. Pulling away, he caught her licking something red from her lips as she stared up at him with an intensity that threatened to roll him over and continue.
A hand went to his shoulder and came back with a drop of red. In the throes of passion, she had managed to puncture through just enough to draw some blood. The wound was already healing.
"Well?" he asked once he had regained his breath.
"It was good, but I think I will need to sample it some more before forming an opinion," she answered.
He laughed before forcing himself to roll out of bed, hunting for his clothes. The cubs would need to be feed again soon, and he didn't want his insane father-in-law teaching them strange shit. Karin just stretched out on the bed in content bliss and he paused only to bend over and share a kiss. She could use every ounce of rest she could snag. He was on the front lines again; she was in the den tending to a small army of boundless energy full cubs.
He stepped out into the hallway and right into a first that left him lying on the floor, staring up through bloody eyes at his assailant.
"That was for sleeping with my sister," Ichigo grunted down at him.
"She propositioned me," he countered with a smirk.
"You didn't have to say yes, you imbecile. Now you two idiots have put thoughts into Yuzu's head," he snarled.
That was news to him.
"What's wrong Kurosaki? Don't like the idea of an army of nieces and nephews?" he demanded.
"The six you two dropped on us is enough," Ichigo grunted. "Now go get your brats before goat-face corrupts them and I expect to see you in the training grounds in an hour."
"Who died and made you king of Las Noches?" he demanded, climbing to his feet and wiping more blood from his face. Why did face wounds have to bleed so damn much?
"You did. Nel went on some long speech about how the city was traditionally ruled by a King and Queen before Barragan went all power hungry and since you fucked off and died, she rose as Queen and declared me as King since I was hollow enough as far as she was concerned. Rukia is half amused and half not, and I don't like it when she'd not amused. So for fuck sakes, take your damn title back, King, so I can go back to my normal life."
"Sure," he smirked, letting it grow as he added the next part. "It will be highly amusing to see you call Karin 'your majesty' every time you see her."
"I don't even call Nel that, what makes you…" Ichigo trailed off and glared at him as the hybrid caught on. "Oh fuck no, I take it back."
"Too late. You already relinquished your title, and since I am mated, unlike Nel, my mate steps up as Queen. You might want to go find your ice princess and hide before Nel realizes what you've done," he laughed.
"There is no way Karin is spending the rest of her life here," Ichigo snarled.
"Or, how about, you go get our cubs," Karin snapped at him, causing him to flinch, "and you realize I am an adult capable of making my own decisions, and it is not your place to tell me what I may or may not do with it," she turned on her brother.
He definitely did not slink down the hall under her heated gaze, and he definitely didn't snicker when Karin sternly told Ichigo to refer to her as 'your majesty' when the fool tried to argue with a pissed off mother.